Soap-lock.



PATENTED MAR. 22, 1904 G. D. SNELL. SOAP LOOK. APPLIGATION FILED NOV. 21, 1902.

N0 MODEL.

UNITED STATES Patented March 22, 1904.

GEORGE D. SNELL, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

SOAP-LOCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 755,553, dated March 22, 1904.

Application filed November 21, 1902. Serial No. 132,325. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE D. SNELL, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Denver, in the county of Arapahoe and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in'Soap-Locks; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in soap-locks, my object being to provide a device to prevent the theft of soap from public places; and to this end the invention consists of the features hereinafter described and claimed, all of which will be fully understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which is illustrated an embodiment thereof.

In the drawings, Figurel is a side view of the device, showing the soap in place, the lock proper being shown in cross-section. Fig. 2 is a sectional View, the lock being shown in longitudinal section. Fig. 3 is aperspeotive View showing a modified form of construction. Fig. 4 is a detail view of a cake of soap shaped to fit my improved lock. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the soap-holder.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the views.

Let the numeral 5 designate a suitable upright rod or standard provided with a shoulder 5, which rests upon a concave base 6 of sufficient size to form a stable support for the device when resting on a stationary part. The rod 5 passes through the base 6 and into an opening formed in a bench, table, washstand, or other suitable article. Below the shoulder 5 the rod is threaded, and it is secured to the base 6 by nut 7, screwed against a washer 8, which engages the base 6 underneath. The top of the rod 5 is provided with a bow-shaped part 9. whose extremities are secured to a plate 10, having an upwardly-projectingflange 10 at the sides and both ends of the device. Mounted upon the plate 10, which is provided with a central opening, is the soap-holder 12, which consists of a plate having upwardlyprojecting, inwardly-turned flanges 12 at the sides adapted to grip counterpart flanges A formed on a cake of soap A. As shown in the drawings, the holder is open at both ends to permit the insertion or removal of the cake of soap after the latter has been detached from the box-plate 10. The soap-holder is provided with a downwardly-projecting stud 13, which passes through the opening formed in the plate 10, which is provided with a conical part 13, formed on the stud 13. The soap-holder is locked in position by a nut 14:,which is screwed on the stud 13 to engagement with the conical socket of the plate 10, whereby the soap-holder is drawn downwardly and securely held in the box formed by the flanges of the plate 10. The nut 14 is screwed tightly on the stud by means of a wrench, (not shown,) whereby it cannot be removed or loosened except by a person having a proper tool. The nut, if desired, may be so shaped as to require a wrench of peculiar construction. The cake of soap is slid into the holder from one end after the latter has been removed from its box, which may be done after unscrewing the nut 14:. The holder is then returned to position and locked in place as heretofore described.

In Fig. 3 a modified form of supporting-rod (designated 1 5) is shown. This rod is provided with a base 16, which may be secured to a vertical wall by means of suitable fastening devices. In all essential features the soapholder is exactly the same as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A soap-lock comprising a soap-holder open to allowa cake of soap to enter but constructed to hold it securely in place except in the direction of entrance, and a plate to which said holder is secured, the said plate having a part closing the soap-entering space of the holder whereby the cake of soapcannot be re: moved until the holder is detached from the plate.

2. A soap-lock comprising a holder having an open way to allow a cake of soap to enter but constructed to prevent the removal of the cake of soap except by a movement in the plane of the entering way, and a plate to which said holder is secured, the said plate having a part which closes the soap-entering way of the holder when the latter is secured in place.

3. A soap-lock comprising a plate having an opening and provided at its outer edge with upwardly projecting flanges, and a soapholder in which a cake of soap may be inserted, said holder having a stud adapted to pass through the opening in the plate, and means applied to the stud for locking the holder in place, the flanges of the plate preventing the removal of the soap.

4:. A soap-lock comprising a suitable support, a plate made fast to said support and provided with an opening, and a soap-holder provided with a stud passing through the opening of the plate and secured in place, the soapholder being constructed to. permit the removal and insertion of a cake of soap when the holder is detached from the plate, and the said plate being constructed to prevent the removal of the cake of soap after the holder is applied to the plate.

5. A soap-lock comprising a plate having upwardly-projecting flanges, the said plate having an opening in its body portion, a holder having inwardly-projecting flanges shaped to engage counterpart flanges formed on a cake of soap, said holder having a stud projecting through the opening of the plate, and means applied to said stud for locking the holder in place.

6. A soap-lock comprising a suitable support, a plate mounted thereon and having a bow-shaped part underneath, and provided with an opening above the bow-shaped part, and a holder proper having inwardly-projecting flanges adapted to engage flanges formed on a cake of soap, the said holder having a stud projecting from the opening in the plate and having a conical upper part engaging a socket of similar shape formed in the plate, and a nut applied to the stud whereby the holder is secured in place, the said holder having an open way to allow the cake of soap to enter, and the said plate having a part which closes said soap-entering way when the holder GEORGE D. SNELL.

Witnesses:

DENA NELSON, LIDA 0. BROWN. 

